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伊豆天城ハイランド see styles |
izuamagihairando いずあまぎハイランド |
(place-name) Izuamagi highland |
修身斉家治国平天下 see styles |
shuushinseikachikokuheitenka / shushinsekachikokuhetenka しゅうしんせいかちこくへいてんか |
(expression) (proverb) (from the Book of Rites) those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land |
做一天和尚撞一天鐘 做一天和尚撞一天钟 see styles |
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng zuo4 yi1 tian1 he2 shang5 zhuang4 yi1 tian1 zhong1 tso i t`ien ho shang chuang i t`ien chung tso i tien ho shang chuang i tien chung |
lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom); fig. to do one's job mechanically; to hold a position passively |
先天不足，後天失調 先天不足，后天失调 see styles |
xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo xian1 tian1 bu4 zu2 , hou4 tian1 shi1 tiao2 hsien t`ien pu tsu , hou t`ien shih t`iao hsien tien pu tsu , hou tien shih tiao |
to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life; (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time |
勝天王般若波羅蜜經 胜天王般若波罗蜜经 see styles |
shèng tiān wáng bō rě bō luó mì jīng sheng4 tian1 wang2 bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4 jing1 sheng t`ien wang po je po lo mi ching sheng tien wang po je po lo mi ching Shōtennō hannya haramitsu kyō |
Pravara-deva-rāja-paripṛcchā |
北白川天然ラジウム see styles |
kitashirakawatennenrajiumu きたしらかわてんねんラジウム |
(place-name) Kitashirakawatennenrajiumu |
北西電波天文台協会 see styles |
hokuseidenpatenmondaikyoukai / hokusedenpatenmondaikyokai ほくせいでんぱてんもんだいきょうかい |
(o) Northeast Radio Observatory Corporation |
史跡名勝天然記念物 see styles |
shisekimeishoutennenkinenbutsu / shisekimeshotennenkinenbutsu しせきめいしょうてんねんきねんぶつ |
historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments |
和尚打傘，無法無天 和尚打伞，无法无天 see styles |
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1 ho shang ta san , wu fa wu t`ien ho shang ta san , wu fa wu tien |
lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]); fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven; lawless |
好好學習，天天向上 好好学习，天天向上 see styles |
hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng hao3 hao3 xue2 xi2 , tian1 tian1 xiang4 shang4 hao hao hsüeh hsi , t`ien t`ien hsiang shang hao hao hsüeh hsi , tien tien hsiang shang |
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom) |
安徳天皇御陵参考地 see styles |
antokutennougoryousankouchi / antokutennogoryosankochi あんとくてんのうごりょうさんこうち |
(place-name) Antokutennougoryōsankouchi |
安徳天皇西市御陵墓 see styles |
antokutennounishiichigoryoubo / antokutennonishichigoryobo あんとくてんのうにしいちごりょうぼ |
(place-name) Antokutennounishiichigoryōbo |
山外有山，天外有天 see styles |
shān wài yǒu shān , tiān wài yǒu tiān shan1 wai4 you3 shan1 , tian1 wai4 you3 tian1 shan wai yu shan , t`ien wai yu t`ien shan wai yu shan , tien wai yu tien |
(idiom) however good something is, there is always something better; in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself |
嵯峨天竜寺芒ノ馬場 see styles |
sagatenryuujisusukinobaba / sagatenryujisusukinobaba さがてんりゅうじすすきのばば |
(place-name) Sagatenryūjisusukinobaba |
嵯峨天龍寺北造路町 see styles |
sagatenryuujikitatsukurimichichou / sagatenryujikitatsukurimichicho さがてんりゅうじきたつくりみちちょう |
(place-name) Sagatenryūjikitatsukurimichichō |
嵯峨天龍寺瀬戸川町 see styles |
sagatenryuujisetogawachou / sagatenryujisetogawacho さがてんりゅうじせとがわちょう |
(place-name) Sagatenryūjisetogawachō |
嵯峨天龍寺芒ノ馬場 see styles |
sagatenryuujisusukinobaba / sagatenryujisusukinobaba さがてんりゅうじすすきのばば |
(place-name) Sagatenryūjisusukinobaba |
波羅尼密婆舍跋提天 波罗尼密婆舍跋提天 see styles |
bō luó ní mì pó shè bá tí tiān bo1 luo2 ni2 mi4 po2 she4 ba2 ti2 tian1 po lo ni mi p`o she pa t`i t`ien po lo ni mi po she pa ti tien haranimitsubashahadaiten |
Paranirmita-vaśavartin, 'obedient to the will of those who are transformed by others,' M. W.; v. 他化自在天. |
準天頂衛星システム see styles |
juntenchoueiseishisutemu / juntenchoeseshisutemu じゅんてんちょうえいせいシステム |
quasi-zenith satellite system; QZSS |
田方郡天城湯ケ島町 see styles |
tagatagunamagiyugashimachou / tagatagunamagiyugashimacho たがたぐんあまぎゆがしまちょう |
(place-name) Tagatagun'amagiyugashimachō |
當一天和尚撞一天鐘 当一天和尚撞一天钟 see styles |
dāng yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng dang1 yi1 tian1 he2 shang5 zhuang4 yi1 tian1 zhong1 tang i t`ien ho shang chuang i t`ien chung tang i tien ho shang chuang i tien chung |
see 做一天和尚撞一天鐘|做一天和尚撞一天钟[zuo4 yi1 tian1 he2 shang5 zhuang4 yi1 tian1 zhong1] |
管の穴から天を覗く see styles |
kudanoanakaratenonozoku くだのあなからてんをのぞく |
(expression) (idiom) to have a narrow view of things |
美國國家航天航空局 美国国家航天航空局 see styles |
měi guó guó jiā háng tiān háng kōng jú mei3 guo2 guo2 jia1 hang2 tian1 hang2 kong1 ju2 mei kuo kuo chia hang t`ien hang k`ung chü mei kuo kuo chia hang tien hang kung chü |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA |
美國國家航空航天局 美国国家航空航天局 see styles |
měi guó guó jiā háng kōng háng tiān jú mei3 guo2 guo2 jia1 hang2 kong1 hang2 tian1 ju2 mei kuo kuo chia hang k`ung hang t`ien chü mei kuo kuo chia hang kung hang tien chü |
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government |
老天爺餓不死瞎家雀 老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 see styles |
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què lao3 tian1 ye2 e4 bu4 si3 xia1 jia1 que4 lao t`ien yeh o pu ssu hsia chia ch`üeh lao tien yeh o pu ssu hsia chia chüeh |
lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom); fig. don't give up hope; if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel |
蟻の思いも天に届く see styles |
arinoomoimotennitodoku ありのおもいもてんにとどく |
(exp,v5k) (proverb) you can do anything if you set your mind to; even an ant's thoughts reach the heavens |
西はりま天文台公園 see styles |
nishiharimatenmondaikouen / nishiharimatenmondaikoen にしはりまてんもんだいこうえん |
(place-name) Nishiharima Astronomical Observatory |
謀事在人，成事在天 谋事在人，成事在天 see styles |
móu shì zài rén , chéng shì zài tiān mou2 shi4 zai4 ren2 , cheng2 shi4 zai4 tian1 mou shih tsai jen , ch`eng shih tsai t`ien mou shih tsai jen , cheng shih tsai tien |
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes. |
金は天下の回りもの see styles |
kanehatenkanomawarimono かねはてんかのまわりもの |
(expression) money comes and goes; money goes around and around |
針の穴から天を覗く see styles |
harinoanakaratenonozoku はりのあなからてんをのぞく |
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to have a narrow view of things; to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle |
隋天台智者大師別傳 隋天台智者大师别传 see styles |
suí tiān tái zhì zhě dà shī bié zhuàn sui2 tian1 tai2 zhi4 zhe3 da4 shi1 bie2 zhuan4 sui t`ien t`ai chih che ta shih pieh chuan sui tien tai chih che ta shih pieh chuan Zui tentai chisha daishi betsuden |
Sui Tiantai Zhizhe dashi biezhuan |
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tenbiki てんびき |
(noun, transitive verb) deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.) |
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tenbin てんびん |
(1) (balance) scales; (2) (abbreviation) (See 天秤棒) carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke; (3) thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); (4) {fish} spreader bar |
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amakudari あまくだり |
(noun/participle) (1) retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; (noun/participle) (2) command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition; (noun/participle) (3) (orig. meaning) descent from heaven |
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tenkasu(天kasu, 天滓); tenkasu(天kasu) てんかす(天かす, 天滓); てんカス(天カス) |
(See 天ぷら) tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura |
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amanoukihashi / amanokihashi あまのうきはし |
(archaism) Ama no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth |
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tenpurako てんぷらこ |
tempura flour (flour mixed with starch, etc.) |
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amenokoyanenomikoto あめのこやねのみこと |
(dei) Ame-no-Koyane (Shinto) |
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tennengarasu てんねんガラス |
natural glass |
天に二物を与えられた see styles |
tenninibutsuoataerareta てんににぶつをあたえられた |
(expression) (See 才色兼備) gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence) |
天に向かって唾を吐く see styles |
tennimukattetsubakiohaku てんにむかってつばきをはく |
(exp,v5k) (idiom) (See 天に唾する) to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to turn to the sky and spit |
天正在銘宝筐印塔基壇 see styles |
tenshouzaimeihoukyouintoukidan / tenshozaimehokyointokidan てんしょうざいめいほうきょういんとうきだん |
(place-name) Tenshouzaimeihoukyōintoukidan |
奇天烈(ateji) see styles |
kiteretsu; kiteretsu きてれつ; キテレツ |
(adjectival noun) (colloquialism) (kana only) very strange; odd; queer |
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otenki おてんき |
(1) (polite language) (See 天気・1) weather; (2) mood; temper |
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tokoroten ところてん |
(1) (kana only) {food} gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); (2) (kana only) (vulgar) (gay slang) prostate orgasm |
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nanahoshitentou; nanahoshitentou / nanahoshitento; nanahoshitento ななほしてんとう; ナナホシテントウ |
(kana only) seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) |
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baterenshuu / baterenshu バテレンしゅう |
(archaism) (See 伴天連・2) Christianity |
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sarasadoudan; sarasadoudan / sarasadodan; sarasadodan さらさどうだん; サラサドウダン |
(kana only) redvein enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus) |
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honbiroodo ほんビロード |
silk velvet |
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chokujitenbin ちょくじてんびん |
analytical balance; direct reading balance |
与那覇嶽天然保護区域 see styles |
yonahadaketennenhogokuiki よなはだけてんねんほごくいき |
(place-name) Yonahadaketennenhogokuiki |
做一天和尚，撞一天鐘 做一天和尚，撞一天钟 see styles |
zuò yī tiān hé shang , zhuàng yī tiān zhōng zuo4 yi1 tian1 he2 shang5 , zhuang4 yi1 tian1 zhong1 tso i t`ien ho shang , chuang i t`ien chung tso i tien ho shang , chuang i tien chung |
as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom); to do one's job mechanically; to hold a position passively |
先天性免疫不全症候群 see styles |
sentenseimenekifuzenshoukougun / sentensemenekifuzenshokogun せんてんせいめんえきふぜんしょうこうぐん |
{med} (See 原発性免疫不全症候群) primary immunodeficiency syndrome |
全米悪天候調査研究所 see styles |
zenbeiakutenkouchousakenkyuujo / zenbeakutenkochosakenkyujo ぜんべいあくてんこうちょうさけんきゅうじょ |
(o) National Severe Storms Laboratory; NSSL |
四天王寺前夕陽ヶ丘駅 see styles |
shitennoujimaeyuuhigaokaeki / shitennojimaeyuhigaokaeki してんのうじまえゆうひがおかえき |
(st) Shitennoujimaeyūhigaoka Station |
四天王寺国際仏教大学 see styles |
shitennoujikokusaibukkyoudaigaku / shitennojikokusaibukkyodaigaku してんのうじこくさいぶっきょうだいがく |
(org) Shitennōji International Buddhist University; (o) Shitennōji International Buddhist University |
大吉祥天女十二名號經 大吉祥天女十二名号经 see styles |
dà jí xiáng tiān nǚ shí èr míng hào jīng da4 ji2 xiang2 tian1 nv3 shi2 er4 ming2 hao4 jing1 ta chi hsiang t`ien nü shih erh ming hao ching ta chi hsiang tien nü shih erh ming hao ching Daikichijō tennnyo jūni myōgō kyō |
Twelve Names of the Great Auspicious Goddess |
嵯峨天龍寺芒ノ馬場町 see styles |
sagatenryuujisusukinobabachou / sagatenryujisusukinobabacho さがてんりゅうじすすきのばばちょう |
(place-name) Sagatenryūjisusukinobabachō |
弁天島熱帯性植物群落 see styles |
bentenjimanettaiseishokubutsugunraku / bentenjimanettaiseshokubutsugunraku べんてんじまねったいせいしょくぶつぐんらく |
(place-name) Bentenjimanettaiseishokubutsugunraku |
後天性免疫不全症候群 see styles |
koutenseimenekifuzenshoukougun / kotensemenekifuzenshokogun こうてんせいめんえきふぜんしょうこうぐん |
{med} acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS |
拜科努爾航天發射基地 拜科努尔航天发射基地 see styles |
bài kē nǔ ěr háng tiān fā shè jī dì bai4 ke1 nu3 er3 hang2 tian1 fa1 she4 ji1 di4 pai k`o nu erh hang t`ien fa she chi ti pai ko nu erh hang tien fa she chi ti |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
梵天丸もかくありたい see styles |
bontenmarumokakuaritai ぼんてんまるもかくありたい |
(expression) (idiom) (joc) I wish the same for myself |
異常天候早期警戒情報 see styles |
ijoutenkousoukikeikaijouhou / ijotenkosokikekaijoho いじょうてんこうそうきけいかいじょうほう |
early warning information on extreme weather |
葦の髄から天井のぞく see styles |
yoshinozuikaratenjounozoku / yoshinozuikaratenjonozoku よしのずいからてんじょうのぞく |
(exp,v5k) to have a narrow view of things; to look at the ceiling through a reed |
葦の髄から天井を覗く see styles |
yoshinozuikaratenjouonozoku / yoshinozuikaratenjoonozoku よしのずいからてんじょうをのぞく |
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to have a narrow view of things; to peek at the ceiling through the pith of a reed |
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kamikirimushi かみきりむし |
long-horned beetle |
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tenshoukaruta / tenshokaruta てんしょうカルタ |
(hist) (See 天正) Tensho karuta; the first domestically produced Japanese deck of cards, closely based on Latin-suited decks brought over by the Portuguese |
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tenryuuhachibushuu / tenryuhachibushu てんりゅうはちぶしゅう |
{Buddh} the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas) |
天は自ら助くる者を助く see styles |
tenhamizukaratasukurumonootasuku てんはみずからたすくるものをたすく |
(expression) (proverb) Heaven helps those who help themselves |
天下無難事，只怕有心人 天下无难事，只怕有心人 see styles |
tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2 t`ien hsia wu nan shih , chih p`a yu hsin jen tien hsia wu nan shih , chih pa yu hsin jen |
lit. there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom); fig. persistence will overcome |
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tamonten たもんてん |
{Buddh} Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings) |
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tosotsuten とそつてん |
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) Tusita heavenn (one of the six heavens of the desire realm); Tushita |
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bikkurigyouten; kikkyougyouten(吃驚仰天) / bikkurigyoten; kikkyogyoten(吃驚仰天) びっくりぎょうてん; きっきょうぎょうてん(吃驚仰天) |
(noun/participle) astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment |
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kochuunotenchi / kochunotenchi こちゅうのてんち |
(n,exp) another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world |
中國石油天然氣集團公司 中国石油天然气集团公司 see styles |
zhōng guó shí yóu tiān rán qì jí tuán gōng sī zhong1 guo2 shi2 you2 tian1 ran2 qi4 ji2 tuan2 gong1 si1 chung kuo shih yu t`ien jan ch`i chi t`uan kung ssu chung kuo shih yu tien jan chi chi tuan kung ssu |
China National Petroleum Corporation |
大村のイチイガシ天然林 see styles |
oomuranoichiigashitennenrin / oomuranoichigashitennenrin おおむらのイチイガシてんねんりん |
(place-name) Oomuranoichiigashitennenrin |
応神天皇陵古墳外濠外堤 see styles |
oujintennouryoukofungaigougaitei / ojintennoryokofungaigogaite おうじんてんのうりょうこふんがいごうがいてい |
(place-name) Oujintennouryōkofungaigougaitei |
海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 see styles |
hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín hai3 nei4 cun2 zhi1 ji3 , tian1 ya2 ruo4 bi3 lin2 hai nei ts`un chih chi , t`ien ya jo pi lin hai nei tsun chih chi , tien ya jo pi lin |
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door; close in spirit although far away |
秀才不出門，全知天下事 秀才不出门，全知天下事 see styles |
xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , quan2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4 hsiu ts`ai pu ch`u men , ch`üan chih t`ien hsia shih hsiu tsai pu chu men , chüan chih tien hsia shih |
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom) |
秀才不出門，能知天下事 秀才不出门，能知天下事 see styles |
xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , neng2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4 hsiu ts`ai pu ch`u men , neng chih t`ien hsia shih hsiu tsai pu chu men , neng chih tien hsia shih |
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom) |
觀彌勒菩薩上生兜率天經 观弥勒菩萨上生兜率天经 see styles |
guān mí lè pú sà shàng shēng dōu shuò tiān jīng guan1 mi2 le4 pu2 sa4 shang4 sheng1 dou1 shuo4 tian1 jing1 kuan mi le p`u sa shang sheng tou shuo t`ien ching kuan mi le pu sa shang sheng tou shuo tien ching Kan Miroku bosatsu jōshō tosotsu ten kyō |
Guan Mile Busa shangsheng doushuo tian jing |
雨の降る日は天気が悪い see styles |
amenofuruhihatenkigawarui あめのふるひはてんきがわるい |
(expression) (idiom) water is wet; on days when it rains, the weather is bad |
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tennomegumi てんのめぐみ |
(expression) God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend |
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amagakeru; amakakeru あまがける; あまかける |
(v5r,vi) to soar (esp. of spirits and gods) |
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teppeioshi / teppeoshi てっぺいおし |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (archaism) pressing forward without giving a chance to explain |
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amenominakanushinokami; amanominakanushinokami あめのみなかぬしのかみ; あまのみなかぬしのかみ |
(dei) Amenominakanushi (first god and the source of the universe according to Shinto) |
天は自ら助くるものを助く see styles |
tenhamizukaratasukurumonootasuku てんはみずからたすくるものをたすく |
(expression) (proverb) Heaven helps those who help themselves |
天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず see styles |
tenmoukaikaisonishitemorasazu / tenmokaikaisonishitemorasazu てんもうかいかいそにしてもらさず |
(expression) (proverb) (from Laozi) heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes |
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rotenbori ろてんぼり |
(See 坑内掘り) surface mining; open-cut mining; open-pit mining |
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korobibateren ころびバテレン |
(See バテレン・1) former Christian missionary who apostatized and converted to Buddhism (during the Edo period) |
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rotenboritankou / rotenboritanko ろてんぼりたんこう |
open-pit coal mine; open-cut coal mine |
一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る see styles |
ichiyouochitetenkanoakioshiru / ichiyoochitetenkanoakioshiru いちようおちててんかのあきをしる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come |
亀山天皇御卒塔婆建立地跡 see styles |
kameyamatennouosotobakonryuuchiato / kameyamatennoosotobakonryuchiato かめやまてんのうおそとばこんりゅうちあと |
(place-name) Kameyamatennouosotobakonryūchiato |
人事を尽くして天命を待つ see styles |
jinjiotsukushitetenmeiomatsu / jinjiotsukushitetenmeomatsu じんじをつくしててんめいをまつ |
(exp,v5t) (proverb) man proposes, God disposes; man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate) |
君父の讐は倶に天を戴かず see styles |
kunpunoadahatomonitenoitadakazu くんぷのあだはともにてんをいただかず |
(expression) (proverb) (from the Book of Rites) (See 不倶戴天) not wanting to live in the same world as one's father's or lord's enemies; being prepared to sacrifice one's life to avenge one's father or lord |
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amanogawa(p); amanokawa(ok) あまのがわ(P); あまのかわ(ok) |
{astron} Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy |
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tenbin てんびん |
(1) (balance) scales; (2) shoulder carrying pole; (3) steelyard |
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amanoiwato あまのいわと |
(exp,n) {Shinto} Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave |
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tenshinchigi; tenjinchigi てんしんちぎ; てんじんちぎ |
(yoji) gods of heaven and earth |
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tenbinbou / tenbinbo てんびんぼう |
carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "天" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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